Quality store cattle in demand at Bishops Castle sale

An excellent entry of 375 store cattle went under the hammer at Bishops Castle & District Quality Cattle Association’s annual May sale.

Despite the falling beef trade, auctioneers Halls reported that prices held firm throughout the day, with buyers around the sale ring from near and far. Overall steers averaged 235p per kilo and £1,00 per head, with highs of £1,230 for a Charolais from Messrs Davies of Monksfield and 290p per kilo for a Blonde D’Aquitaine from Probert & Probert, Lower Hill.

Heifers averaged 223p per kilo and £845 per head with a maximum of 363p per kilo and £1,380 for a 380 kilo Limousin from M. & A. Powell, Drefor.